TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

If you are a citizen of India residing in J&K state and a transport user, you will be interested in availing the following services provided by Motor Vehicles Department, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir.

Citizen Services by Transport Department

• Learning License/Driving License/Driving License Renewal
• Vehicle Registration
• Vehicle Fitness

Following are the Guidelines for Road Users :

Road Traffic Accidents, Causes and Preventions

Types of Road Accidents:

Longitudinal –Collision Accidents

Transversal -Collision Accidents

Skid-on-Road Accidents

Causes of Road Traffic Accidents:

Error of Driver.

Surrogate driving.

Over-loading/Over-speeding.

Absence of traffic control devices.

Absence of traffic police personal for regulation of traffic on important & crucial junctions.

Absence of parapet walls, crash barriers, road signs etc.

Poor road engineering and Bad road conditions.

Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents:

Ban on use of Mobile phones while driving a vehicle.

Use of seat belts & protective headgears (Helmets).

Establishment of authorized service stations in rural/hilly areas.

Regulation of services on effective time table to avoid missing of services.

Checking of over-loading/over-speeding and other violations and strict enforcement of traffic laws.

Organizing of Road safety programmes by involving District Administration, Educational Institutions,

NGOs, Transport association and Drivers etc.

Entrusting of Investigation & Prosecution of road accidents by Traffic Police and strict action against

delinquent responsible traffic personal

Road Traffic Accident Management:

Establishment of Trauma units.

Establishment of call help centre.

Establishment of Quick Rescue Teams (QRTs).

Creation of Passenger Welfare Fund/Corpus Fund.

Constitution of Road Safety Counsils.

For more details please visit : http://jaktrans.nic.in

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